The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-07


mental in the desertion of his first wife, The
matter was referred to the county attorney. aud
he yesterday rendered opinion to the effect
that the county could not legally bear the ex-
pense OF bringing him back.
FLoGGED THE WRONG BOY.
Yves Clawson, West indianapolis dairyman.
was fined a small sum by Squire Judkins yes
terday for whipping Jesse F. Hawkins, the son
of one of his neighbors. The other evening,
while Mr.. Clawson milking his cows. some
boys fred pistol ball into his stable, and hav-
ing reasons to believe that the Hawkins boy was
the guilty one. caught him and administered a
sound whipping The evidence showed that he
Hogged the wrong boy.
SUIT BY THE STATE COMP PROMISED.
Six weeks ago suit was filed by Attorney
general Kitchener in the name of the State, on
the relation OF Auditor Carr. to recover from the
Western Union Telegraph Company $1,000
penalty for nineteen days failure to report it's
property for taxation in 1887. The object of the
suit was to test the consttutionality of the tax
law as applied TO the company, which questioned
IL as an invasion by the State OF the realms of
ment of taxes since 1885, Yesterday the mat
ter was compromised, the Attorney general
agreeing to abandon the penalty feature II the
company would pay the taxes for the years 1881
TO 1887 inclusive, which was doIa The total
amount paid was S., 927.4L
INJUNCTION SUIT AGAINST COLONEL JOHNSON
The injunction suit of the Indianapolis Cable
railway Company against the Citizens Street
railway Company to prevent the latter from
cupying West Michigan street with track
came up before Judge Walker yesterday after
noon. The attorneys for the cable company
claimed the exclusive right to the street until
November. 1888 by the terms of the ordinance
passed by the Common Council and Board OF
Aldermen granting them the privilege of occu-
Johnson's attorney claimed that the Citizens
company had, by both Council and legislative
enactments. the right to lay tracks any
street in Indianapolis. General Harrison did
not appear in the interest of either company,
but presented the desire of the Haughvile peo-
pie to have line constructed to that place i'm
mediately. The case hangs upon the interpreted
ton OF several ordinances and legislative enact
ments, and will probably not be decided for
several days.
SUING HIS PARTNER FOR DAMAGES.
William III. Dye has filed in the Superior
Court 81 900 damage suit against Charles j.
Truemper, his partner in the ownership of the
summer resort at Philadelphia. Hancock county
He charges Truemper with non-performance of
she partnership contract. Early in the spring
of 1886 Mr.. Dye fitted up the resort and con-
structed what is known Dyes lake In June
according to the complaint he entered into
partnership with Truempsr. the stipulations of
which were that Truempsr to construct and
put a1oat the lake small steamboat and
numerous boats. This, the plaintiff says.
was DONE and result the resort became
very profitable. At the close of the season Mr..
Truemper removed his boats from the park,
tensioly to have them repaired, the plaintiff
says, and has never returned them to the lake.
Instead, alleged. he put them afoas White
river, and used them during the last season at
what is known the Riverside resort. south of
the city. Mr.. Dye alleges that, according to the
contract he had with Mr.. Truemper which was
for term of ten years, he should have had the
of the boats his lake during the last sum-
mer, and because he did not get them, has
suffered damages to the amount asked.